A Hungarian ISAF solder secures an area for the take off of a German helicopter transporting new troops to the military base in Pul-e-Khumri, Baghlan province of Afghanistan, Monday, July 13, 2009. The Hungarian Army is stationed in Pul-e-Khumri, the capitol of the province where they lead the Provincial Reconstruction Team. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)Mindful of Civilians, Pilots in Afghanistan Alter Tactics -- New York Times
ABOARD U.S.S. RONALD REAGAN, in the Gulf of Oman — After taking repeated fire from Taliban fighters holed up in a building last week, a group of American Marines in southern Afghanistan called in airstrikes to wipe out the threat.
But the Navy F/A-18 fighter pilots who responded worried that bombing the militants could hurt civilians, and suggested a different solution to the ground troops. The airmen then roared in low and fast, without firing a shot, in a deafening pass that frightened the militants into silence.
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